Re: [Harp-L] By the way,,

[Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

D Berger wrote:
> How many folks would recognize an over qualified harp player?

Don't know, but I've sure lost work to under-qualified guys.

I didn't do that much session work in NYC, but Hugh McCrackin, a fantastic 
session guitar player, got doubling fees for playing harp on sessions and 
he was totally underqualified for that.  I'll bet he was the first-call 
harp player in the city back in the 70's, because you got a master guitar 
player for not much more money.  (Obviously it was the other way around, 
but still.)

Perhaps Rob Paparozzi is the first-call guy now, and the city is lucky for it.

Actually, the quality of diatonic harmonica on soundtracks and commercials 
is way better than  it used to be, but there are still underqualified cats 
just waiting to get your work.  Used to be I'd cringe when I heard the 
first harp note on any TV thing, knowing someone's friend or a doubling 
musician was about to wail away sloppily.  Even the great chromatic cats 
really weren't all that qualified on diatonic.